Andrew G. Blais

Andrew is an ardent advocate for his clients and dedicated to achieving the best results both in and out of the courtroom. His practice includes a wide variety of business disputes and real estate, land use and construction disputes.
Andrew has successfully represented clients in a wide range of complex civil litigation matters across Rhode Island and Massachusetts. His recent work includes securing the removal of a fiduciary in a trust dispute, obtaining a Rhode Island Superior Court judgment reversing a municipality’s improper denial of zoning relief – along with an award of attorneys’ fees – and achieving favorable outcomes for condominium owners in a dispute involving the maintenance and governance of common areas. Andrew also has defended professional licenses, including successfully overturning a medical license suspension imposed by a state regulatory board. He has reversed the appointment of a receiver on behalf of a closely held business and obtained emergency injunctive relief for a real estate developer against a municipality attempting to block a permitted construction project in violation of constitutional protections.
Andrew served as a law clerk for the Rhode Island Superior Court.
- Named among the “Ones to Watch” by Best Lawyers in America, Closely Commercial Litigation and Construction Law, Rhode Island, 2024-2025
- Named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers, Land Use & Zoning, Providence, 2023, 2024
- Member of the inaugural class of the Rhode Island Bar Association Leadership Academy, 2023-24
Co-Author, Apple of Gold and Picture of Silver: How Abraham Lincoln Would Analyze the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, 22 Roger Williams U. L. Rev. 1 (Winter 2017)
My Blog & News Posts
- Andrew Blais on Rhode Island’s Door-Closing Statutes in RI Bar JournalCongratulations to Andrew Blais who recently authored an article for the Rhode Island Bar Journal on Rhode Island’s Door-Closing Statues. Rhode Island, like many other states, …
- Congratulations to D&S Attorneys Named Super Lawyers & Rising Stars 2024Congratulations to firm attorneys named to Super Lawyers and to Super Lawyers Rising Stars for 2024. Super Lawyers: 🏆Joshua Celeste: Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Business & …
- Lawyers of Year & Best Lawyers & Ones to Watch for 2025Congratulations to Stacey Nakasian and Josh Celeste who were named Lawyer-of-the-Year in the practice area of Litigation – Trusts and Estates and Closely Held Companies …
- D&S Attorneys Robert Duffy & Andrew Blais Prevail in Trustee MatterAfter a four-day bench trial before Judge Brian P. Stern, Robert M. Duffy and Andrew Blais of Duffy & Sweeney successfully represented several trust beneficiaries, …
Education
- Roger Williams University School of Law, J.D.
- University of Rhode Island, B.A.
Bar Admissions
- Rhode Island
- Massachusetts
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims